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Ida B. Wells-Barnett Justice Award Honorees
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Justice Award
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Justice Award
Named for Ida B. Wells-Barnett, one of the first African American women to run for public office in the United States, this award is presented to a woman of color whose life reflects Ms. Wells-Barnett spirit of courageousness by distinguishing herself in the fight for racial and gender equality.
| Recipients | Year |
|---|---|
| Keisha-Ann G. Gray | 2025 |
| Sherrilyn Ifill | 2020 |
| Cheryl Wills | 2019 |
| Hon. yvonne lewis | 2018 |
| Hon. Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick | 2017 |
| Esmeralda Simmons | 2016 |
| Hon. Fern A. Fisher | 2015 |
| Michele Coleman Mayes | 2014 |
| Elizabeth D. Moore | 2013 |
| Loretta E. Lynch | 2012 |
| Edna Wells Handy | 2011 |
| Jacqueline A. Berrien | 2010 |
| Gloria J. Browne-Marshall | 2009 |
| Patricia Gatling | 2008 |
| Dr. Adelaide Sanford | 2007 |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | 2006 |